diff --git a/package/dmidecode/dmidecode.mk b/package/dmidecode/dmidecode.mk
index 4298d88198..cd30aa7df5 100644
--- a/package/dmidecode/dmidecode.mk
+++ b/package/dmidecode/dmidecode.mk
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ DMIDECODE_LICENSE = GPLv2+
 DMIDECODE_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 
 define DMIDECODE_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS)
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS)
 endef
 
 define DMIDECODE_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) prefix=/usr DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) install
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) prefix=/usr DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) install
 endef
 
 $(eval $(generic-package))